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Spirit 30 day Challenge with a few Early- early Birds

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Re: Spirit 30 day Challenge with a few Early- early Birds
Reply #30 on: December 30, 2017, 04:05:39 PM
As depicted by the picture, the needle nose are great. This morning I was attempting to tighten a size #2 brass screw, and as most of us knows, it snapped. Had to drill around the screw hole to extract the tiny broken threaded end left in the wood stock. I used my Spirit needle nose to grab that little smurf. I applied enough pressure on the handles to secure the jaws on the little smurf and half a turn with my wrist...It came out. I was very pleased.
Drilled out the messy hole and inserted a piece of dowel to make the hole strong again...
First task of removing broken screw was a success.


Spirit needle nose plier jaws: 1
Busted little brass screw imbedded 3/8th of an inch into birds eye maple: 0

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Re: Spirit 30 day Challenge with a few Early- early Birds
Reply #31 on: December 30, 2017, 04:09:14 PM
Day 2




Tested out the wire cutters on some old rca cable

Worked pretty well but didn't cut the fine wire cleanly every time.



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Re: Spirit 30 day Challenge with a few Early- early Birds
Reply #32 on: December 30, 2017, 04:14:17 PM
Sorry guys, I have to withdraw from this challenge for personal reasons. I wish you all a good time during this gruelling challenge. I shall also leave this wonderful community. It’s been very interesting, to say the least, to have met you good folks.


So long!


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Re: Spirit 30 day Challenge with a few Early- early Birds
Reply #33 on: December 30, 2017, 04:17:35 PM


Sorry guys, I have to withdraw from this challenge for personal reasons. I wish you all a good time during this gruelling challenge. I shall also leave this wonderful community. It’s been very interesting, to say the least, to have met you good folks.


So long!

Wait what?!
You're leaving us?! :sa:

:cry: :cry: :cry:

If you find your way back here, there will be a seat open for you...
I wish you all the best and hope that there isn't any bad news involved in this...

I'll miss you buddy...I really will :cry:


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Re: Spirit 30 day Challenge with a few Early- early Birds
Reply #34 on: December 30, 2017, 04:19:20 PM
Having that said...
Day 1, quite reluctant since Marc's news... couldn't be sadder at the moment.

Mounted an electrical heater that I removed prior to the office renovations. It's an older model that came with the house.


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Re: Spirit 30 day Challenge with a few Early- early Birds
Reply #35 on: December 30, 2017, 04:23:48 PM
Wow Marc, that was sudden  :(

Sorry to see you go and I hope it's nothing serious. We will be here if you decide to come back and I hope you do   :cheers:


All the best  :tu:


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Re: Spirit 30 day Challenge with a few Early- early Birds
Reply #36 on: December 30, 2017, 04:34:25 PM
Great pics already guys :cheers: :like:

and could you get some more pics of the cylinfdrical adapter RP :think: Some views of the end the tool goes in please :salute:

On a side note, I never try to overtorque the driver with the adapter on :cheers: If it has to be used that hard then it is time to try and track a more dedicated tool down :tu:

Out of daylight, but I'll post more tomorrow.  :tu:


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Re: Spirit 30 day Challenge with a few Early- early Birds
Reply #37 on: December 30, 2017, 04:38:59 PM
Wow Marc :ahhh don't go :ahhh But if you must I hope you can come back quickly buddy :salute:

Really gonna miss you in the challenge :-\


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Re: Spirit 30 day Challenge with a few Early- early Birds
Reply #38 on: December 30, 2017, 04:39:49 PM
Great pics already guys :cheers: :like:

and could you get some more pics of the cylinfdrical adapter RP :think: Some views of the end the tool goes in please :salute:

On a side note, I never try to overtorque the driver with the adapter on :cheers: If it has to be used that hard then it is time to try and track a more dedicated tool down :tu:

Out of daylight, but I'll post more tomorrow.  :tu:

Thanks RP :salute: Can't wait :tu:


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Re: Spirit 30 day Challenge with a few Early- early Birds
Reply #39 on: December 30, 2017, 04:49:13 PM
well, Marc, you enrolled in this in good spirit so we'll be here to help and receive you back when you can finally join us again.  :tu:
I hope it's not something bad what draws you out,
and best wishes!!   :salute:

so far I only swapped my tools and I'm on the first coffee with the go-to stuff that I'll carry for the challenge.
So,
Day: 1,
Coffee: 1




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MTs: Surge (2x), Skeletool CX, Rebar, Blast, Fuse, Micra, Squirt (3x), Wave, Crunch, Mini, Spirit (2x), Pro Scout, MP700 (2x), Diesel, Powerlock, PowerPlier (2x), PocketPowerPlier, Blacktip , ST6 (2x), 5WR, A100

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Re: Spirit 30 day Challenge with a few Early- early Birds
Reply #40 on: December 30, 2017, 04:57:04 PM
In noticed this morning that the blades were not quite as sharp as they should be so did a little day one maintenance.
The butter blade had a rolled edge but my diamond multi-sharp made quick work of the serrated blade. The Lansky turnbox took care of the PE blade.    :tu:





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Re: Spirit 30 day Challenge with a few Early- early Birds
Reply #41 on: December 30, 2017, 05:20:56 PM
Sorry guys, I have to withdraw from this challenge for personal reasons. I wish you all a good time during this gruelling challenge. I shall also leave this wonderful community. It’s been very interesting, to say the least, to have met you good folks.


So long!

Not something I wanted to hear, sad :-[

Sorry for posting in the challenge thread but I am already missing Marc
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Re: Spirit 30 day Challenge with a few Early- early Birds
Reply #42 on: December 30, 2017, 05:27:17 PM
Be well Marc, you will be missed! Hope you can return in the future.


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Re: Spirit 30 day Challenge with a few Early- early Birds
Reply #43 on: December 30, 2017, 05:31:16 PM
Be well Marc, you will be missed! Hope you can return in the future.

  :o  :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
Please come home soon.  We need some one other that Butch to stir the pot.
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Re: Spirit 30 day Challenge with a few Early- early Birds
Reply #44 on: December 30, 2017, 10:22:35 PM
Marc, very sorry to read you have had to pull out. I hope you are well and can come back and rejoin us when you can!  :salute:

Day 01:

I didn't switch over to to Spirit carry yesterday until later in the day, so I figured this is Day 1 for me. I've been busy shoveling snow much of the day. We've gotten around 10" or so of new snow in the past two days, so I've had a lot of shoveling to do. Cars are still buried! As a result, my primary tool has been a large shovel today. Spirit was unsheathed for a challenge shot:





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Re: Spirit 30 day Challenge with a few Early- early Birds
Reply #45 on: December 30, 2017, 11:03:24 PM
Marc, very sorry to read you have had to pull out. I hope you are well and can come back and rejoin us when you can!  :salute:

Day 01:

I didn't switch over to to Spirit carry yesterday until later in the day, so I figured this is Day 1 for me. I've been busy shoveling snow much of the day. We've gotten around 10" or so of new snow in the past two days, so I've had a lot of shoveling to do. Cars are still buried! As a result, my primary tool has been a large shovel today. Spirit was unsheathed for a challenge shot:

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Shiny!  :like:

Looking forward to your thoughts after carrying a Rebar. The LMs have some advantages, as I found out when I carried a Charge for a month, but the little Spirit holds up well to most comparisons in my experience. Good luck Nix!  :cheers:


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Re: Spirit 30 day Challenge with a few Early- early Birds
Reply #46 on: December 30, 2017, 11:14:36 PM
Me, too!   :hatsoff:


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Re: Spirit 30 day Challenge with a few Early- early Birds
Reply #47 on: December 30, 2017, 11:18:55 PM

Gratuitous pic from a prior Challenge participant.


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Re: Spirit 30 day Challenge with a few Early- early Birds
Reply #48 on: December 30, 2017, 11:31:36 PM
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Gratuitous pic from a prior Challenge participant.


Patina!  :like:

I appreciate yor gratuitous pic fellow Spirit challenger!  :cheers:


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Re: Spirit 30 day Challenge with a few Early- early Birds
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Re: Spirit 30 day Challenge with a few Early- early Birds
Reply #50 on: December 30, 2017, 11:48:16 PM
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Re: Spirit 30 day Challenge with a few Early- early Birds
Reply #51 on: December 31, 2017, 02:07:31 AM
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Always such profound pics. where is the illustrious cat?
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Re: Spirit 30 day Challenge with a few Early- early Birds
Reply #52 on: December 31, 2017, 02:40:07 AM
This sounds like a challenge for me. So, here it goes, Day 1:

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Re: Spirit 30 day Challenge with a few Early- early Birds
Reply #53 on: December 31, 2017, 04:33:57 AM
Great day of pics and discussion guys :cheers: Lost one already but maybe he will be back before long and can start back up with the other guys :salute: :like:


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Re: Spirit 30 day Challenge with a few Early- early Birds
Reply #54 on: December 31, 2017, 04:36:15 AM
I am going to call this Day 2 and this way I can finish my challenge before my trip :salute:

I started the day out with this gear :cheers:

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Then I brought the Spirit into service freeing this brother from another mother :D

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The butter knife blade was sufficient to cut the blister pack open but I sure would have liked a PE blade :whistle:

Now if I can only wait until February to carry it :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :o
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Re: Spirit 30 day Challenge with a few Early- early Birds
Reply #55 on: December 31, 2017, 05:01:19 AM
Nice Rebar !

Could have used the scissors since you have an X.    :pok:

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Re: Spirit 30 day Challenge with a few Early- early Birds
Reply #56 on: December 31, 2017, 05:19:05 AM
Nice Rebar !

Could have used the scissors since you have an X.    :pok:

 :D

 I know but I have to learn to trust that blade :facepalm: The blade is doing great so far and I haven't found anything it can't cut but I miss a PE on my MT :D


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Re: Spirit 30 day Challenge with a few Early- early Birds
Reply #57 on: December 31, 2017, 05:24:15 AM
Next time you need to try out the sharp edge of the chisel. It excels at opening packaging.  I like the butter blade. I find it elegant, but I always carry a one hand opening plain edge knife with my Spirit because sometimes you just need to cut something in a hurry and you don't want to mess around with deploying the MT. :cheers:


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Re: Spirit 30 day Challenge with a few Early- early Birds
Reply #58 on: December 31, 2017, 05:43:55 AM
On the SE vs PE note, I carried a Spirit for a while several years ago and the butter blade is ok but I too prefer a PE blade.  To that end I jumped all over the Spirit I will be performing the challenge with.  My Spirit has a few mods.  First fixing one of the few faults of Vic MTs  and Knives is the flat heads have all been "sharpened" no rounded edges so they don't slip as often.  Second the pliars are modded to be more true neeldle nose.  Still not sure if this is an improvement or just differant.  Third the butter blade has been reprofiled and is now a PE wich I realy like.  I will give the SE due respect and say that when maintained well it is far superior on fiberious material, rope, belts, etc... and soft filmed items such as tomatos.  For the most part my everyday MT cutting needs don't include these items often and a well maintained PE will even do them efficiently if one knows how to use a knife.
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Re: Spirit 30 day Challenge with a few Early- early Birds
Reply #59 on: December 31, 2017, 06:26:04 AM
At least you did a good job of the re-profiling.  I've seen some former serrated blades that had just been sharpened away on a stone to supposedly a straight edge, but the owners left nubs where the serrations had been so it was kind of wavey.  :facepalm:
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